Last Monday, quite a bit of time and energy was put into warning of an imminent budget and payroll crisis. It turns out there was never a problem. Continue Reading →
‘A Lot of Heat, Not Much Light’ (Videos)
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County ‘Finds’ Enough Money to Rescind Payroll Cuts, but Leaves Them in Place (Video)
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Enough money has been “found” to make payroll cuts unnecessary through September 2015. Commissioners Stone, Whitten, and Blackburn chose to leave them in place. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Bowie County, Bowie County, Bowie County Commissioners Court, Budgets, County Auditor, County Commissioner, County Employees, County Judge
‘Four Months and One Day is All I Ask’
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During public comments at Commissioners Court two days ago, Lillian Tidwell put a human face on the consequences of the Court’s decision to cut 15% from county payroll. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Bowie County, Bowie County, Bowie County Commissioners Court, Bowie County Juvenile Probation, Budgets, Lillian Tidwell, Payroll Cuts
Report from Financial Advisory Committee Member Robert Worthen (Video and Transcript)
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On Monday, Financial Advisory Committee member Robert Worthen presented a brief report on the history of the county’s cash accounts for the last several years. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Bowie County, accounting, Bowie County, Bowie County Commissioners Court, Budgets, County Auditor, Expenses, Financial Advisory Committee
Bowie County Budget Hearing Scheduled
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In the past, attempts to schedule at least one Commissioners Court meeting per month at night have been met with resistance from a majority of the Court. Continue Reading →
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Texarkana College’s President Russell: ‘It Takes a Solid Team, Working Together’
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“Monthly financials are critical to stay on track.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Texarkana, Bowie County, Bowie County Commissioners Court, Budgets, Chief Financial Officer, County Auditor, County Judge, Financial Advisory Board
County Auditor Has Not Been Providing ‘Accurate, Factual Financial Information’ to Commissioners Court (Video)
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County Auditor William Tye’s estimates of cash on hand as of October 1 have varied by over $5 million. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Bowie County, Bowie County, Bowie County Commissioners Court, Budgets, Carol Dalby, County Auditor, County Commissioner, County Judge
Updates and Recommendations from the Bowie County Financial Advisory Committee (Video)
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Yesterday in Bowie County Commissioners Court, Financial Advisory Committee chairman Mike Sandefur gave an update on their work to date. Continue Reading →
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More Questions About Bowie County’s Cash Flow
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Official check registers, cash-flow forecasting, balance reports, off-budget expenses, multiple budgets… Continue Reading →